In order to protect migratory birds, officials are trying to make the lake an ecotourism destination, with boat owners who previously guided hunters serving as custodians of biodiversity.

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Throughout the Great Lakes region, archaic wastewater systems, crumbling infrastructure and segregated housing create a perfect storm of flooding vulnerability.

While fire is an integral part of Southwest forest ecosystems, a century of policies geared toward fire suppression in the American West that has led to a lack of diversity is colliding with climate ...

As human actions cause more and more damage to ecosystems and human health, people, environmental organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), nonprofits and others are turning to the courts ...

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Innovative food systems such as agroecology can become the norm if we weave a web of legitimacy from science, politics, society and values.

September 27, 2021 — Editor’s note: This story is part of a four-part series — “Hotter, Drier, Smarter: Managing Western Water in a Changing Climate” — about innovative approaches to water management ...

Less publicized than lead, researchers find arsenic in U.S. communities’ drinking water, with signs of an inequitable burden.

Residents of low-income housing need energy efficiency more than others, but are less likely to be able to afford it. How to escape the Catch-22?

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Regenerative agriculture practices can sequester carbon in soil, but for large companies with complex supply chains, the logistics of moving to such practices can be complicated.